The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-06-09
AUNT PENNIMAN.
Jeans Practical Idea, and It's Ro'
mantle Ending.

IL was Snlmmerlng April uayi WIN tne
rain-drops Of the last shower shining in the
sun, when Jean drove over TO the railroad
station, a mile away, to meet Aunt Penni-
man. Meanwhile prepared a lunch of bis
cults, tea and dainty salad, and Laura
gave the finishing touches to the neat front
chamber, looping back the curtains and
flling her favorite green Japanese bowl
with fresh violcts to adorn tho dressing
table We made dear mother put on her
best and sit in the parlor to wait, for this was
great event for us, this coming OF Aunt
Penniman. None of us girls had ever seen
her, and neither had mother; but she was
fatheras own aunt, and when he was alive
no had from time to time spoken OF her.
We always understood that she had mar
ried into very wealthy and fashionable
Family, in distant city, and from thence
forth had never visited her old home. We
knew that she was left widow and child
less, and must now be quite an old lady.
When father died, leaving US with The
,hDuse, garden and two hundred dollars
gear, you may imagine that we girls had to
awake out of our dreams and learn to be
practical. Jean became most practical OF
all, and she had need to be, for she was en-
gagged to a young doctor, who had only one
or two patients to speak of, besides the
non-paying ones, and there were years in
terminable to walt unless something
tsturned upn So Jean bent all her wits to
the problem. She had schemes about rails
ing strawberries and putting up green
houses; she thought OF setting out celery
plants, and she talked of dairy But all
this was mere slxirmishlng. 1t added a
good deal to her general information, and
she made some pretty estimates on paper !;
but her real battles were fought In doing
all the marketing and shopping, all the max
ing and mending, and contrlving costumes
out of almost nothing. TWAS she who held
the family purse, kept the accounts, and
considered the taxes. Mother and / did the
housework, and had three music scholars,
which helped not little. Laura, our
Youngest sister, was Just out Of school,
and not broken TO the harness. Some
day she would teach or learn a trade
or do copying or something; but not yet
She was fresh from school and in all the
glamour of girlhood, and there is time
TO laugh and time to dance, as well as ;
time for every thing else.
Well, we were not getting ahead any
manage as we might, and two anxious littl
wrinkles came to stay between jean
bright eyes. She was always planning AM
scheming, and one wild, rainy day when
the writing desk, knew fresh idea ha
struck her She wrote letter, and wen
out in the storm to post 1t. We asked n
questions. and she said nothing.
But a week later she flew in among u
triumphant. waving an open letter in he
hand.
TShe,s ceminpi she's comingl'' she e,
claimed uAunt Penniman is coming I
live with MS. and nav twelve dollars wee
for her boardl It's all my own idea.
wrote IN her and told her how we wei
Situated ana invited her to make her hon
with rs. she's a dear old lady, and our ow
preat-aunt. and it will pay all our hous
iteepine expenses. and when she is i'll 81
will call in Harry to doctor her We sha
Get ALONG splendidlv now. Just thinl
Aunt panniman Is cominpl,,
AZ, r,o,bor conld sav was. aWhy. Je,
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s v.,.s ..,,,'s,t hut only a moment. ana tn,
lor monen,t uu' W. H., a;d sba know h
~ ae9 ,s..'D.sa .,,s ! trats,l discontant
Aunt ennilian '',s nnna,snt t,.,s
olu iauy my mo ,.c ,nonev ano,,
how u,u sue Ano" s SSa ,a;,ht ernect ialI;
70 pay nol D9a.e Sha snis,ht have Nh !
ana wlne as.e san .,;er,. thomgs ,ndaad n
mat,sm uay anu Ia nsh tsd s- irr;tad her n
mignt DC Why jean na ,.tanaa - chow
Harry snouiu nave" SA"A
sz,nl ra,,, ra,,,;aa calmly that An
pann;,aa,s had written a very sensib
ennl l,i' nau !, "a ,,o,,ed ber own rate
t.ienuiy Ia ,SV "a she nreferred Main liyir
,''.n na- s 80 srend her last DAYS amo
pue Mau.su y aft = I'D more than limited N
nea , nas,,d a. sometbing very handsome